GMAT Idioms Flashcards 2023

GMAT Idioms Flashcards 2023 Able ___; Ability ___ - ANS-Able to; Ability to Among vs. Between - ANS-Use between when referring to two items or groups, among when referring to three or more Amount vs. Number - ANS-Use amount when referring to an uncountable quantity, like soup or live, and number when referring to countable things, like jelly beans or people As vs. Like - ANS-Use like to compare nouns; use as to compare actions- in other words, use as when what follows is a clause As... ___ - ANS-As ... as Associate ___ - ANS-Associate with At least as ... ___ - ANS-At least as ... as Attribute ___ - ANS-Attribute to Believe ___ - ANS-Believe to be Between ... ___ ... - ANS-Between ... and ... Both vs. Each - ANS-Use both when pointing out similarities; use each when pointing out differences. Note that each is always singular. Compare to vs. Compare with - ANS-On the GMAT, compare with is the generally preferred form. Use compare to to point out an abstract or figurative likeness, and compare with to consider likenesses and differences in general. Connection ___ - ANS-Connection between Consequence ___ - ANS-Consequence of Consider - ANS-"I consider you a very good friend" Continue ___ - ANS-Continue to Contrast ___ - ANS-Contrast with Credit ___ - ANS-Credit with Debate ___ - ANS-Debate over Decide ___ - ANS-Decide to Define ___ - ANS-Define as Different ___ - ANS-Different from Difficult ___ - ANS-Difficult to Dispute ___ - ANS-Dispute over Distinguish ___ ... and ... - ANS-Distinguish between ... and ... Distinguish ... ___ ... - ANS-Distinguish ... from ... Double vs. Twice - ANS-On the GMAT, double is only used as a verb; when making a comparison, the preferred form is twice. He promised to double the company's profits in less than a year. I ate twice as much as you did. Continues...